19781230045349A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Grissom Afb, IN · December 30, 1978

Date
December 30, 1978
Place
Grissom Afb, IN
Airport
Grissom Afb
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3712T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FA022
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,101 total341 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Maneuver after missed approach. Collided with ammo bunker.

As the FAA filed it

MANEUVER AFTER MISSED APPROACH.COLLIDED WITH AMMO BUNKER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.